Deland Man, 80, Dies From Crash Injuries

February 11, 1989

DELAND — An 80-year-old DeLand man died early Friday from injuries he suffered in a car accident on U.S. Highway 17-92, just south of the city limits.

Howard McDonald was airlifted to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach about 4 p.m. Thursday after the car in which he was a passenger was broad-sided by a truck driven by an Altamonte Springs man, police said.

According to police reports, the car was being driven by McDonald's wife, Ethel, 86, who was not injured.

James Mulchi, 36, was southbound on the highway when McDonald attempted to make a left turn onto West New Hampshire Avenue.

The couple's 1986 Ford was destroyed, and Mulchi's 1979 Dodge pickup had about $2,000 worth of damage, police said.